“Life of Pi” — Ang Lee adapts Yann Martel’s bestselling novel about the son of an Indian zookeeper who is stranded on a lifeboat with an assortment of wild animals, including a 450-pound Bengal tiger. (PG for emotional thematic content throughout, and some scary action sequences and peril; AS-14, H-16)

“Red Dawn” — Long-delayed remake of the 1980s staple about a group of teens defending the United States from a foreign invasion. (PG-13 for sequences of intense war violence and action, and for language; AS-14, H-16, M-6)

“The Rise of the Guardians” — Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny, the Tooth Fairy and other legendary titans must join forces to fight off an evil spirit that threatens to spoil the innocence of children the world over. (PG for thematic elements and some mildly scary action; AS-14, H-16, M-6)

Special events

“Bon Jovi: Inside Out” — See the best of the New Jersey rockers’ 12-night stand in London and other top recent shows in this special Tuesday screening. (NR; H-16)

“The Tempest” — The Met: Live in HD encores this Shakespearean adaptation on Wednesday. (NR; H-16)

“Miracle on 34th Street” — The 1947 holiday classic slides down the chimney for a Wednesday screening. (NR; H-16)

“Star Trek: The Next Generation — A Celebration of Season 2” — Ahead of the Blu-ray debut of the season comes this special look at the sophomore year of the sci-fi classic in a Thursday screening. (NR; H-16)

Now playing

“Argo” — Director Ben Affleck (“Gone Baby Gone,” “The Town”) stretches as a filmmaker with this fact-based story about an attempt to rescue six Americans during the 1979 Iran hostage crisis. (R for language and some violent images; H-16, TDI)

“Brave” — Pixar’s latest is a fantasy about a princess (Kelly Macdonald) who wields a mean bow and arrow, defies family tradition and becomes a warrior. (PG for some scary action and rude humor; WM-6)

“Flight” — Denzel Washington stars as an airline pilot whose alcoholism is revealed after he becomes a hero for saving the lives of his passengers during a disastrous flight. (R for drug and alcohol abuse, language, sexuality/nudity and an intense action sequence; AS-14, H-16, M-6)

“Hotel Transylvania” — Adam Sandler, Kevin James and Andy Samberg voice this animated comedy about a boy who discovers Dracula is real — and falls in love with his daughter. (PG for some rude humor, action and scary images; H-16)

“House at the End of the Street” — A mother and daughter (Elisabeth Shue and Jennifer Lawrence) move to a new home and discover the girl who lived next door murdered her parents. (PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and terror, thematic elements, language, some teen partying and brief drug material; WM-6)

“Lincoln” — Daniel Day-Lewis stars as the 16th president during his final months in office. Sally Field, David Strathairn, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, James Spader and Tommy Lee Jones round out the supporting cast. (PG-13 for an intense scene of war violence, some images of carnage and brief strong language; AS-14, H-16)

“Looper” — Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Bruce Willis play the young and old versions of the same character in writer-director Rian Johnson’s surprising, exciting sci-fi adventure set in the near future. (R for strong violence, language, some sexuality/nudity and drug content; WM-6)

“The Man with the Iron Fists” — RZA makes his directorial debut with this martial arts adventure (co-written by “Hostel’s” Eli Roth) about a blacksmith (Russell Crowe) who must help defend his small village from attackers in feudal China. (R for bloody violence, strong sexuality, language and brief drug use; H-16)

“The Odd Life of Timothy Green” — A childless couple bury a box in their backyard, containing all of their wishes for an infant. Soon, a child is born, though Timothy Green is not all that he appears. (PG for mild thematic elements and brief language; WM-6)

“Silent Hill: Revelation” — When her father disappears, Heather Mason is drawn into a strange and terrifying alternate reality. (R for violence and disturbing images, some language and brief nudity; WM-6)

“Skyfall” — Bond’s loyalty to M is tested as her past comes back to haunt her. As MI6 comes under attack, 007 must track down and destroy the threat. (PG-13 for intense violent sequences throughout, some sexuality, language and smoking; AS-14, H-16, M-6)

“The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn — Part 2” — The final installment in the record-setting franchise calls for all-out war to save the baby of Bella and Edward. (PG-13 for sequences of violence including disturbing images, some sensuality and partial nudity; AS-14, H-16, M-6, P, R, TDI, V)

“Wreck-It Ralph” — The villain (voiced by John C. Reilly) of an old-school 1980s arcade video game tires of being the bad guy and starts to sneak into other video games. (PG for some rude humor and mild action/violence; AS-14, H-16, M-6, P)